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    Der ehemalige australische Soldat Ben Roberts-Smith wurde wegen mutmaßlicher Kriegsverbrechen in Afghanistan festgenommen


    Der ehemalige australische Soldat Ben Roberts-Smith wurde wegen mutmaßlicher Kriegsverbrechen in Afghanistan festgenommen

    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/07/ben-roberts-smith-arrested-brs-australian-soldier-sas-alleged-war-crimes-ntwnfb

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    1. Fawksyyy on

      Huh… I honestly thought nothing would happen to him.

      I could link podcasts of several ex service members who bragged about similar actions, Im guessing they are not going to go after the rest but will make a example out of him now.

      Im 100% for the conviction and i hope his found guilty, It does raise an issue that if war crimes will be dealt with 15 years after the fact it makes me uncomfortable how different a 20yo is to a 35yo. Im not saying he shouldnt be punished, but its hard not to think how much people change. Plenty of examples of young kids going to war, killing and being haunted by it later. (I dont know bens story but im guessing he didnt change much and his bragging is what is bringing this forward)

    2. xvf9 on

      Fuck this guy, and I’m glad he’s being punished. But I think it’s kind of fucked up that we are able to hang the sole responsibility for what happened around his neck. As a country we deployed our most brutal soldiers into a very legally and morally questionable war with absolutely unrealistic rules of engagement. It’s like chucking a guard dog into a room with toddlers and getting mad that the dog bites kids. How much do you blame the dog and how much do you blame whoever let the dog loose? And now we all get to sit back and pretend we’re shocked and that nobody knew it was happening at the time. 

    3. jamie9910 on

      Disgraceful. Leftist Australian government going after its war heroes. None of the leftist judiciary or political class would have the guts to fight in Afghanistan.

    4. xvf9 on

      Also this guy is Australia’s most decorated soldier ever… so a big deal he’s being held accountable. 

    7. spideyghetti on

      So David McBride is still in jail for whistle blowing. I guess this arrest won’t have any sway in him getting him an early release?

    8. Fantastic-Corner-605 on

      The US spent $300 million worth of equipment and risked many lives to save one of their men and then there’s Australia.

    9. WeakBlueberry5071 on

      Spartan kicking handcuffed POWs off of cliffs to great injury, then ordering their execution to a subordinate.

      That’s life right there. His only mistake, not doing it in an American uniform where he’d have gotten away with it scot-free.

    10. StarfleetStarbuck on

      This is very heartening. The US should dig up Chris Kyle and symbolically give him the same deal

    13. godnarc on

      ​Seeing the PM jump for joy over Julian Assange being a free man while David McBride is sitting in a Canberra prison cell is insane. Especially since they’re both being punished for telling the truth about what happened in Afghanistan.

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